1. This Decree provides administrative violations, sanctioning forms and levels, competence and procedures, and remedies for administrative violations of the social insurance law.

An administrative violation in the social insurance domain means an individual’s, agency’s or organization’s act of intentionally or unintentionally violating the social insurance law, which is not a crime and must be administratively sanctioned under law.

2. This Decree does not apply to violations of the laws on health insurance, savings deposit insurance and other commercial insurance.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Subject to sanctioning are:

a/ Agencies, organizations and individuals committing administrative violations in the social insurance domain (below referred to as violators);

b/ Foreign individuals and organizations committing administrative violations in the social insurance domain within the territory, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, unless otherwise provided by treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.

2. Agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the sanctioning of administrative violations in the social insurance domain.

3. This Decree does not apply to cadres and civil servants who commit violations defined in this Decree when they are performing their assigned official duties. Their violations shall be handled under the law on cadres and civil servants.

1. Principles of sanctioning administrative violations in the social insurance domain comply with Article 3 of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations and Article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 128/2008/ND-CP of December 16, 2008, detailing a number of articles of the 2002 Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations and the 2008 Ordinance Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations (below referred to as Decree No. 128/2008/ND-CP).

2. Aggravating circumstances apply under Article 9 of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations and Article 6 of Decree No. 128/2008/ND-CP.

The highest fine on an administrative violation in the social insurance domain is VND 30,000,000.

When fine applies, the specific fine level applicable to a violation is the average level of the corresponding fine bracket applicable to that violation set in this Decree. If the violation involves an extenuating circumstance, the fine level may be lower, but not below the lowest level of the prescribed bracket. If the violation involves an aggravating circumstance, the fine level may be higher, but not higher than the highest level of the

prescribed bracket.

2. Additional sanctions: Confiscation of material evidences and means used for administrative violations in the social insurance domain.

3. Remedies: Depending on the nature and severity of violations, violators are also subject to remedies defined in Chapter II of this Decree.

Article 5. Statute of limitations

1. The statute of limitations for sanctioning administrative violations in the social insurance domain is one (1) year counting from the date of committing an administrative violation. Past this time limit, violators are not subject to sanctioning but are still subject to remedies provided in this Decree.

2. The above statute of limitations is not applicable when a violator commits a new administrative violation in the social insurance domain or deliberately shirks or obstructs the sanctioning within the time limit stated in Clause 1 of this Article. In this case, the statute of limitations for sanctioning administrative violations shall be recounted from the time the new administrative violation is committed or the time the act of shirking or obstructing the sanctioning terminates.

3. The statute of limitations applicable to individuals subject to initiation of criminal cases, prosecution or trial according to criminal procedures under decisions whose investigation or criminal cases are later terminated under decisions but their violations show signs of administrative violation in the social insurance domain complies with Clause 2, Article 10 of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations.

Article 6. Time limit for being considered not yet being sanctioned The time limit for being considered not yet being sanctioned for administrative violations in the social insurance domain complies with Article 11 of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations.

Chapter II

VIOLATIONS, SANCTIONING FORMS AND LEVELS AND REMEDIES

Section 1. FOR EMPLOYERS

Article 7. Failing to pay social insurance premiums for all unemployees liable to compulsory social insurance and unemployment insurance

1. A fine of:

a/ Between VND 1,000,000 and VND 5,000,000, for violations against 1 to 10 employees;

b/ Between VND 5,100,000 and VND 10,000,000, for violations against 11 to 50 employees;

c/ Between VND 10,100,000 and VND 18,000,000, for violations against 51 to 100 employees;

d/ Between VND 18,100,000 and VND 24,000,000, for violations against 101 to 500 employees;

e/ Between VND 24,100,000 and VND 30,000,000, for violations against more than 500 employees.

2. Remedies:

a/ Forced retrospective payment of social insurance premiums within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision;

b/ Forced payment of interests for unpaid or lately paid social insurance premiums at the interest rate of social insurance fund-invested activities in the year within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision.

Article 8. Paying social insurance premiums for not all employees liable to compulsorysocial insurance and unemployment insurance 1. A fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 2,500,000 for a violation against each employee.

2. Remedies:

a/ Forced retrospective payment of social insurance premiums within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision;

b/ Forced payment of interests for unpaid or lately paid social insurance premiums at the interest rate of social insurance fund-invested activities in the year within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision.

1. A fine equal to 0.05% of the payable level under the social insurance law for each day of delayed payment, which must not exceed VND 30 million.

2. Remedies:

a/ Forced retrospective payment of social insurance premiums within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision;

b/ Forced payment of interests for unpaid or lately paid social insurance premiums at the interest rate of social insurance fund-invested activities in the year within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision.

1. A fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 700,000 for a violation against each employee.

2. Remedies:

a/ Forced retrospective payment of social insurance premiums within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision;

b/ Forced payment of interests for unpaid or lately paid social insurance premiums at the interest rate of social insurance fund-invested activities in the year within 30 days after receiving a sanctioning decision.

2. A fine of between VND 200,000 and VND 500,000 for a violation against each employee.

3. Remedies:

a/ Forced refund of improperly received amounts to social insurance institutions within 10 working days after receiving a sanctioning decision;

b/ Forced correction and submission of untruthfully certified documents within 10 working days after receiving a sanctioning decision. Article 12. Untruthfully certifying working durations and levels of payment of compulsory social insurance and unemployment insurance premiums for employees

1. Caution.

2. A fine of between VND 200,000 and VND 400,000 for a violation against each employee.

3. Remedies:

a/ Forced refund of improperly received amounts to social insurance institutions within 10 working days after receiving a sanctioning decision;

b/ Forced correction and submission of untruthfully certified documents within 10 working days after receiving a sanctioning decision.

Article 13. Failing to compile dossiers of compulsory social insurance and unemployment insurance within 30 days after concluding a labor, working or recruitment contract

1. A fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 700,000 for a violation against each employee.

2. Remedy: Forced compilation and completion of dossiers and carrying out procedures for employees within 10 working days after receiving a sanctioning decision.

Article 14. Failing to carry out formalities (compiling dossiers or documents) to request a social insurance institution to settle pension

benefits for an employee 30 days before the time this employee is eligible for retirement on pension or to settle benefits for an employee suffering a labor accident or an occupational disease after receiving complete and valid papers from such employee

1. Caution.

2. A fine of between VND 200,000 and VND 500,000 for a violation against each employee.

3. Remedy: Forced compilation and completion of formalities to request social insurance institutions to settle social insurance benefits for employees within 10 working days after receiving a sanctioning decision.